title: Effectiveness of rehabilitation programs on a remainder population: a retrospective analysis.
abstract: Retrospective analyses were conducted on a remainder population of 361 individuals with mental retardation at a rehabilitation institute. Program effectiveness was determined by means of aggregate and individual changes in performance on several instruments. Psychometric tests showed no significant increases in test scores whereas gains were found on all adaptive functioning instruments. Programs dealing with daily living and more conceptual material appeared to be more effective than vocational programs. One third of the remainder clients gained from the institute's programs.
authors.affiliation: Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Department of Research, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dyke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Groeneweg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods*